honestly the hardest part was realising microsoft had a dumb bitlocker thing and having to search for the key (thankfully it was in my microsoft account)
heh nice.
Remember when Microsoft said no Windows 11? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32658340
Such a money grab.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
now imagine you getting locked out of your account for whatever reason. as I read multiple people experienced it already.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Bitlocker is a good thing that should be the default for windows users.
But not telling the user, not giving them the choice and switching it on without their knowledge, is super scummy.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 month ago
Oh that sucks!
bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This continually gets passed around, but it’s the result of bad journalism. It was a comment made by one of the developers and was never an official comment/statement from Microsoft.
pcworld.com/…/why-is-there-a-windows-11-if-window…
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
That said, Microsoft didn’t really bend over backwards correcting the misconception…
Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
It was someone speaking on behalf of MS and MS didn’t really work to change the perception. They can hide behind the “not an official statement” argument, but you shouldn’t spread their message. They did it on purpose, and used it for false advertising. It only isn’t illegal because they sent the message through unofficial channels, but then purposefully let it spread.